The rum is being produced in Fairfield, NJ, with domestically grown ingredients including molasses from Louisiana. It is distilled in small batch copper stills, then aged in charred white American oak barrels for approximately three months with a handful of vanilla beans.

“The aging process we have created is meant to re-create the voyage of rum across the Atlantic Ocean in colonial times,” said Krista Haley, co-founder and COO of Jersey Artisan Distilling. “In those times, rum was the most popular spirit in the world and it was enjoyed by the poor as well as the rich. In the months that our rum is aging in those oak barrels, its characteristics are changing, and the finished product is a smooth sipping spirit that many people nowadays just don’t think about when they think of rum.”

Haley’s co-founder is Brant Braue, who is the distiller.

Busted Barrel Dark Rum, bottled at 80 proof (40% alcohol by volume), and is priced at $34.99 for a 750ml bottle.